Fungal Futures: Fabrication & Innovation
In this module we'll cover topics like 3D printed pastes, textile and cardboard scaffolds, and how to work with 3D printed wood-based filaments infused with mycelium. We'll also discuss important factors like dehydration, fruiting conditions, and finishing techniques for mycelium-based projects.
What you'll learn
By the end of this section, you should feel confident to:
- Understand the a wide range of fabrication techniques for your projects, such as 3D printed pastes, textile and cardboard scaffolds, modular designs, vacuum formed moulds and wood-based filaments.
- Use various additives in myco-fabrication and undestand their respective properties for manipulating mycelial growth to meet project-specific requirements, whether for sculpting intricate structures or creating functional pastes.
- Gain hands-on experience with mycelium GIY kits through a video guide, allowing you to create your own samples.
- Familiarize yourself with the key parameters involved in designing molds tailored for mycelium growth, enabling you to create custom molds for unique myco-fabrication projects.
- Choose adequate finishing techniques for your project.
- Be inspired by a brief discussion on groundbreaking projects that push the boundaries of what's achievable in this field.
Shaping Your Myco-composite
Either by making a mould or sculpting your piece, we show you some ways to use additives and explain digital fabrication techniques that can work for myco-composites.
Incubation & Finishes
The last stages are to incubate your piece, dehydrate and finish it up! We'll explain incubation parameters and optional fruiting parameters and timeframes for your piece. We'll also show you different ways to dehydrate and finish it!
Fungal Futures
In our recorded lecture at the end of the module we will send you off with innovative projects and lines of research in myco-materials and fungal futures! We want to expand your mind as to the possible avenues you can take your work.
Example Curriculum
Play with myco-materials and expand your designs!
Once you master the basics of lab work and mycelium cultivation, understand substrates and additives, then you are ready to start prototyping with sculpting, 3d printing or mould making. Play with various finishes to compliment your myco-object's function and aesthetics.
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